Helena ottonia flodin



(No Model.)

H. 0. FLODIN. NURSING BOTTLE.

No. 460,857. Patented Oct. 6, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

HELENA OTTONIA FLODIN, OF UPSALA, SWEDEN.

NURSING-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,857, dated October 6, 1891.

Application filed May 15, 1891. Serial No. 392,858. (No model.) Patented in Sweden March 6, 1890, NO- 2.243-

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, HELENA OTTONIA FLO- DIN, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Upsala, in the Kingdom of Sweden, have invented certain new and useful Improvew ments in Nursing Bottles, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent of the Kingdom of Sweden, No. 2,243, dated March (i, 1890;) and I do declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of this specication, and in which- Figure 1 is a side View of my improved nursing-bottle with a part broken away so as to show the neck and mouth-piece in longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line a h in Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in both gures.

This invention consists in an improved con` struction of glass nursing-bottles for infants, as will be hereinafter more fully described,` and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates the glass body or milk-vessel, which is of the peculiar configuration clearly shown in the drawings-that is to say, having a flat bottom B, one tlat side C, and another convex or rounded side D, forming rounded corners d d with the iiatsideC. lheupperpartof the body, where this narrows to form the neck E, is bent in the direction of the flat side, so that when the bottle is placed upon a table or other suitable support the mouth-piece will be in a convenient position for the nursing infant. Into the body A is inserted removably, through the neck, a curved glass tube F, having an annularoffset or collar f, (which may be either solid or hollow,) which serves to close the mouth of the bottle, and at the same time as a stop or gage for the tube, preventing it from being inserted too far into the bottleand maintaining it in its proper position. The anged mouth ot' the bottle, as well as the projecting end F of the tube, is covered with an elastic closelyfitting, but removable, hood or cap G, of chemically-pure rubber or other suitable material, having apertures g at its reduced upper end, where it covers the outer end of the glass tube for the escape of the contents of the bottle when it is in use.

To use this device the elastic hood or covering G is first removed, which permits of the withdrawal of the glass tube and its integral stopper f, so that the bottle may be iilled with milk. It is then closed by inserting a plug of chemically-purified cotton into the mouth and placed in a bath of boiling water till the milk has been heated suiiiciently to destroy anjT bacteria contained therein. The bottle is then removed from the water bath, the plug of cotton withdrawn, and the glass tube and elastic hood are replaced in their proper positions,

as shown on the drawings, after which it is ready for use, the projecting part'F of the tube, in conjunction with the perforated hood G, forming the mouth-piece of the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- As an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described nursing-bottle, comprising the body A, of the configuration shown, in combination with the curved tube F, having collar fand projection F', and elastic hood or cap G, having apertures g, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HELENA OTTONIA FLODIN.

Witnesses:

J. E. FRYLBEEG, HERMAN STYEMER, 

